Senior Lawyer – New Towns & Memorials Team
Government Legal Department | Bristol, Croydon, Leeds, London & Manchester
Civil Service Pension with a 28.97% employer contribution
Candidate Information Session
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Friday 18 September 2026 12:30pm – 1:30pm (Microsoft Teams- Details on the Civil Service Website)
Looking for a legal role where your advice helps shape the future of communities across the UK?
We’re recruiting a Senior Lawyer to join the New Towns & Memorials Team within the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government Legal Advisers (MHCLG LA).
This is a genuinely unique opportunity to work on some of the Government’s most significant projects, supporting the delivery of the New Towns Programme, the Oxford-Cambridge Growth Corridor, and nationally important projects including the Holocaust Memorial and Grenfell Tower Memorial.
Why this role?
This is not a traditional advisory role.
You will be working at the heart of major government projects, advising on legally complex, sensitive and high-profile matters that will leave a lasting legacy for future generations.
You’ll have the opportunity to:
- Work on projects of national significance
- Influence major housing, infrastructure and regeneration programmes
- Advise ministers and senior officials
- Lead strategic legal workstreams
- Manage and develop junior lawyers
- Help shape policy and delivery on some of the Government’s biggest priorities
What you’ll be doing
- Advising on complex public law, planning and commercial issues
- Supporting the delivery of the New Towns Programme
- Advising on development corporations and major growth projects
- Supporting delivery of the Holocaust Memorial and Grenfell Memorial projects
- Leading client relationships and legal workstreams
- Managing and mentoring junior lawyers
- Providing risk-based advice to senior stakeholders and ministers
What we’re looking for
We’re keen to hear from experienced lawyers who can demonstrate:
- Strong public law, planning law or advisory experience
- Excellent legal judgement and analytical ability
- Experience advising on complex and high-profile matters
- Leadership capability and team management experience
- The ability to operate confidently in a fast-paced policy environment
Experience in public law, planning, grants, property, environmental or commercial law would be particularly valuable.
What we offer
- Civil Service Pension with a 28.97% employer contribution
- Flexible, hybrid and part-time working options
- Outstanding learning and development opportunities
- Exposure to major government projects and policy development
- The opportunity to make a lasting impact on communities across the UK
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